Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
America Suriname Several NGO’s, universities, and Chinese representatives are currently looking for ways to address the increasing amount of jaguar poaching that is taking place within the country’s natural reserves
Europe Italy Rai - Italy's leading television broadcaster and one of Europe's largest communications companies - has announced that the 2022 edition of Eurovision, Europe's biggest singing contest and the world's most popular non-sporting event, will be held in Turin
Asia Mongolia The business competition “All for YOUth, YOUth for all”, co-funded by the EU and Caritas Czechia, selected the winners among the young CSOs and entrepreneurs who presented viable projects creating jobs for rural young people and local social enterprises
America Guatemala The country’s Ministry of Health asked the government for an additional USD $175 million in order to finance new Covid-19 prevention and child malnutrition programs
Africa Equatorial Guinea The national soccer team, with its win against Zambia, now sits in second place behind Tunisia in the qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
America Ecuador Due to the ongoing emergency in the country’s prisons, the state deployed 3.600 soldiers and policemen within the facilities in order to ensure the inmates’ safety
Asia East Timor The ACT Court of Appeal has dealt a major blow to transparency and the public's right to know in a ruling in the case of Bernard Collaery, the lawyer who blew a whistle on Australia's illegal spying operation against the country
Asia India An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based power plants generating less than half of their capacity due to record-high rates
Asia Cyprus The Queen’s Baton Relay, with Her Majesty The Queen’s message to the Commonwealth, began its journey across 72 countries, landing in Cyprus as first stop on the 140.000 km relay
Asia Pakistan A report on the problems the country faces because of climate change predicts temperature will rise 3,9°c by 2090, more than other countries in the world, eventually putting some five million people in danger of flooding between 2035 and 2044
Asia Singapore The sixth recent crocodile sighting around the city, an almost 5m male of the local sea water species - once thought extinct - is considered a good sign of the health of island's marine environment
America Bahamas 388 Haitians were turned back while trying to enter the country's shores and put on three commercial flights to Cap-Haitien International Airport
America Belize Recent studies show that, with respect to the beginning of the pandemic, the vacation home market in the country will have grown approximately 300% by the end of this year